U23 World League

Ninja Stadion
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Torbjörn Grep kicked off to start the match. Stamatis Banasidis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Torbjörn Grep's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in O.T.E's zone, Torbjörn Grep stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stamatis Banasidis came out of the goal and Torbjörn Grep tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to O.T.E getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Özen Baroğlu hit a great ball. When Prophet Mohammed fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ninjas FK's protests and gave Prophet Mohammed a yellow card for diving instead. Prophet Mohammed kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Gösta Andreasson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ermis Panakakis went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Ninjas FK's Torbjörn Grep slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stamatis Banasidis. That made the score 1-1 after 16 minutes of play. In the 19th minute Torbjörn Grep shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stamatis Banasidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Ninjas FK were awarded a corner. Alexander Malmgren went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Torbjörn Grep's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stamatis Banasidis was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Ninjas FK's Torbjörn Grep got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gösta Andreasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özen Baroğlu in the 43rd minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Niedzwiecki came free, but Gösta Andreasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viktor Jansson during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of O.T.E booed when Ninjas FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktor Jansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gösta Andreasson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Özen Baroğlu in the 48th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Özen Baroğlu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Philip Håkansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Özen Baroğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gösta Andreasson was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Ture Öberg hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th match minute, O.T.E was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arboleda Soberano to maneuver through the defense. Gösta Andreasson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Fabian Niedzwiecki. 81 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's goalkeeper Gösta Andreasson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ermis Panakakis. Özen Baroğlu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 83rd minute. O.T.E's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Prophet Mohammed managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ninjas FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Prophet Mohammed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stamatis Banasidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as O.T.E's Ermis Panakakis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gösta Andreasson. That made the score 2-2 after 95 minutes of play.